movie
/ˈmuːvi/
Word Rarity
Common
Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.16 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A recorded sequence of images displayed on a screen at a rate sufficiently fast to create the appearance of motion; a film; a video.
Australian usage; Canadian usage; New Zealand usage; American usage
noun
A professionally made motion picture of a substantive narrative work, typically around 1 to 3 hours long, typically intended for cinema, art, entertainment, and a widespread audience; a feature film, theatrical film.
Example Sentences
- "My favorite actor is starring in the new movie."
- "Let's go to the movies."
- "Don't worry; this isn't the first time I've been through this movie."
- "And then when the other five were in the Dance Hall up there on the river, steps away from the hot seat, Lehman let off an Italian dragged along on the lookout detail and a Hebrew who was supposed to have furnished the guns, although that had the smell of a frame because the cops didn't like him from another movie."
- "I've been through this movie before, I thought."
- "This is the world's final fate and ultimate horror and the evangelists' just reward for being right: a kingdom ruled by the preachers, complete with the inquisitions, the debasement of women, and the witch-hunting that always accompanies self-righteous followers and enforcers of a cruel god. We've been through this movie before."
Etymology
Word Breakdown
Usage
- Australian usage
- Canadian usage
- New Zealand usage
- American usage
- Informal
- Slang